diff --git a/shareddeps/net/nss.xml b/shareddeps/net/nss.xml
index 4489868d20..c0d855e120 100644
--- a/shareddeps/net/nss.xml
+++ b/shareddeps/net/nss.xml
@@ -99,6 +99,24 @@
 patch -Np1 -i ../nss-&nss-version;-illegal_instruction-1.patch</userinput></screen>
 
 -->
+
+    <important>
+      <para>
+        If you're rebuilding NSS and you have not installed SQLite, run the
+        following command to prevent a build failure:
+      </para>
+
+<screen role="root"><userinput remap="pre">sqlite3 --version > /dev/null 2>&amp;1 &amp;&amp; echo -e "\nDetected an SQLite install. You may continue." || 
+if [ -f /usr/lib/libsqlite3.so -o -f /usr/lib32/libsqlite3.so ]; then
+  echo -e "\nDetected an incomplete SQLite installation!" >&amp;2
+  rm -vf /usr/lib{,32}/libsqlite3.so
+  echo "Removed any problematic SQLite libraries. You may continue."
+else
+  echo -e "\nNo SQLite install (complete or otherwise) detected. You may continue."
+fi</userinput></screen>
+
+    </important>
+
     <para>
       Install <application>NSS</application> by running the following commands:
     </para>